Vera Baird DBE KC
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Chair Criminal Cases Review Commission. Member Women's Justice Bd. Ex Victims' Commissioner, Solicitor Gen & PCC. Fellow St Hilda's Oxford. Writer. Labour Party
Crouch End, North London
Joined December 2009
Domestic abuse survivors, trying to rebuild their lives, can't ask for debt assistance without publishing their name & address, unless they buy a 'Person at Risk of Violence' Order: Price £318 Labour has just scrapped that charge, so survivors can save & stay safe simultaneously
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Schools must be open about their curricula because informed parents build stronger communities. Learn more about THINC by visiting our website, linked in our bio.
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Family Ct Judges have hugely under-valued domestic abuse as a factor in children proceedings, elevating a presumption of shared parenting to a nearly unbreakable rule. Impressive that Labour will just stop this & sees that DA is massively damaging to kids.
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Excellent! Serious sex offenders automatically lose parental rights over their own children by Govt amendment to the Victims & Courts Bill. Will protect 000s children & save 000s women from enforced negotiation with an abuser, about a child’s schooling/medical care/trips abroad
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Deep dive into NYC’s political circus with: Joseph Borelli – fiery conservative ex-Councilman Tom Allon – veteran journalist on media & mayhem Sun, Nov 2 | 7–9 PM ET SHAKE IT OFF WITH MERT & LUCAS Live on AM970 radio and streaming everywhere!
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Good day at my former Uni, Northumbria! Research on the CARA project for DA perpetrator change. Also interesting presentation about the nexus between coercion by violent partners & women's offending. I am thinking a lot about the need for a new defence here
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Five grooming gang survivors say they will only stay on the inquiry panel if Jess Phillips stays in post. I am sad if the others won't return but I have known Jess a long time and we need her in Government on this very issue & all the others around Violence Against Women & Girls
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Excellent! Serious sex offenders automatically lose parental rights over their own children by Govt amendment to the Victims & Courts Bill. Will protect 000s children & save 000s women from enforced negotiation with an abuser, about a child’s schooling/medical care/trips abroad
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'We need to clear her name' Juliet Shardlow's mum Patricia Owen was a sub-postmistress who was convicted of theft using the Post Office Capture computer system, a precursor to Horizon, and her case has now been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review
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Honoured to speak at the Ohio Statehouse on how state leadership and diaspora voices can shape global partnerships. Grateful to @ismailforohio for championing this vital dialogue.
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NEWS: The #CCRC has referred for appeal a #conviction based on evidence from Capture, the accounting software used by the Post Office before the, now notoriously faulty, #Horizon system. Read more about our referral 👉 https://t.co/lwkOLqR2di
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Will Post Office scandal victims get their names cleared? Sky News speaks to Dame Vera Baird - https://t.co/ETzYP8aJdd
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Police from all regions attend a CCRC event in Birmingham, to learn about its powers to ... - https://t.co/VsFpRaXs2l
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On Tuesday (14 October), the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) hosted a successful police “familiarisation” event at the Tally Ho training facility in Birmingham which was well-attended by...
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Will Post Office scandal victims get their names cleared? Sky News speaks to Dame Vera Baird - https://t.co/ETzYP8aJdd
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Why CPS should prosecute cases like Georgia's (see tweet below) My blog for the amazing Centre for Women's Justice
We are delighted to announce the first in a series of guest blogs from Dame Vera Baird DBE KC @VeraBaird Read it here ➡️ https://t.co/EiWZlL3MGu
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Great that Joshua Rosenberg likes both that I've asked HMCPSI to inspect the CCRC's casework AND that we had a staff day last week when almost everybody in the Commission came into the Birmingham offices! https://t.co/XprdLlmXSx
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introducing Hailuo 2.3 Unlimited. this new model brings improved physics and incredibly dynamic movements, working great with start frames. only this week, unlimited generations for Pro and Max users.
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An inspector calls - by Joshua Rozenberg - A Lawyer Writes - https://t.co/RxJOxhW7SN
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CCRC Chair Dame Vera Baird KC has directed a full professional inspection of the commission's casework by His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (@hmcpsi ) Read more on our website 👇 https://t.co/yQoEHpdi6u
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My Sky podcast: Fiction to blame migrants for sex crimes when 85% are done by men already known to the victim
Are asylum fears a distraction in the fight for women's safety? | UK News - https://t.co/kYi1gqOUkW
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